New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-20
AFFIDAVITS AGAINST DUNN.
MRS. sEARLs SHOWS ONE OF HIS LETTERS.
UFR EFFORTS TO HAVE THE STOLEN MONEY NJ
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the hands OF Scott Dunn and others Is stu topic Oh
much interest in banking circles, not little OF whoh Is
centred in the relations OF President Whtiesey ~
searls of tho Farmers Loan AMI Trust Company, with
the ease Mr. searis IL Mr. SCOTS brother-inaw, a1d
epdeavored TO aid him when he found Scott was II
trouble lust before his flight for Canala in June, 1881
In May, 1856, Mrs Scott turned over to pr
searls $4,000 in Hills, saying that she Eut"
her husband owed that amount TO Sears
Mr. searls knowing he says that the money mn'toe
the propertv of the bank refused receive it, hut su
ouently did receive It on the deposit" He
kept il until March April 1887, when be returnedt
again in bills TO Mrs Scott. In June, 1897 Mrs scott
gave the 900 back to Mr. sear and 1t finally reached
the bank through Mr. Myers. the banks counsel Lean
ing that Mr. searls had returned from his vacation
TRIBUNE reporter called upon him yesterday andnqurtd
II he desired TO say anything in explanation OF his rea
tons with the matter Mr. searls replied that he pre-
ferred to say nothing at present. Ills position W"
simply that Of a who had the misfortune
to be related through marriage to person who hal
committed felony II was something that might Deiii
any other man without his fault but he did not desire 20
make any statement whatever. Mr. Sears said that DO
knew Dunn only slightly and declined TO speak in regafd
TO Dunns character what IL anyhing he might Know
as to the relations which existed between Scott ana
Dunn.
The following is the affidavit made by Mrs. searls in
the matter of President and Directors OF the Man
haitian Com any against John r. Dunn, and is one oil
the papers upon which the bench warrant for Dunns
arrest was issued by Judge DonOhue:
wife Of whtlesey D. selr and the slater Of tne
band III and confined to his room lie had been In Ds'
for about i've se am Richard ss p io cot called 10 see NJ
sesT was .GI Pesen s sH seemed very much wor
fled and said that he wanted TO raise Inc Iea,
in that il he was any trouble with The bank he
had MI Auchnooss. who would no do9D usSt
s9S ion until the eToaSG following Tues
June .. lSS5 T.. --. - -,
Ssq She eW %s sa hs S h" %s
that the money which MI scott had taken from the bank hd
sad she had by letter from Mr scott had known
Inn Of iate Years While my 10 Europe that
received letters from her ana IRON ef
through the defendant Dgnn They were me9ssd IN eTS
'Y have had occasion know that for long time nsgoa
settlement OF me Dahk sal seau ih ar nm hu.aDS re-
1881 Mrs scott being ~ ana c Nm vS mt OASIS Of
ana matter settled at once rms - me y,
. . bIms Told him had received cable dispatch from
scott saving settlement had been made anh ma ne
aud 10 do al once and have lawyer deay about ne
by follow ms dispatch with letter OF Instructions a:
,Ohow the .semsni was TO De srnss' li P po s s
same day wrote letter to scott stating that he ha
as Dunn suggested Instructions from scott
sn ,n a When lad feeSyed and about hat Tine
VI. 60 10. ,st rim. enough Tor Dunn. letter 10 scott
recsved another cable dispatch from scott saying tAt
Dunn had written that ali Was lost
lev n I1y' sIpanacry letter dated brooklyn SUNDAY
which ho1 was February T. sns IN IS y po
session. in which he undertakes TO show how he lost ihe
r.coilscI Mss leter am tod him would ke TO
after TINS letter lilo apologled for hs delay ~
,eeng me by SAYING hI he has ossG 49,. P Tor tho
I'd promised TO send me- e ne OF gave mo
What no ceimoi statements Of his accounts with Ger
tain brokers wh,h ld not understand aud cannot explain
re that The % stale mebts ahpWe WAeip
the money had ROM lie "'nni ia" g me ''1s , him 10
give that might send lhen TO M scott b' he
csiTed letter from scott t,Ag me Ia substance to urse
him TO make stomenl Nitn "a, u1Hs ~ ~, hn
money lie told M ,h-i must scott ana tell nm
into the scfapc and give him ITO information ne
hoG G.nsn 1s Ter ~ m. roI.i And thi. dd
he more fsnrcred IA, entire matter and the
yiDesd hat there, wasno iIa,a Ia Ia , b..
In saving that there must be something ei from
ore was left Th he dd saying hat amount left
SIS AID that 10 would see ne IS i ,eI ns 1eI Vo WOE
mai be would s tie following week and hs
, ne NrenwIls i; colt had retained Europe.
1 SoS. esTi RI. sem, on a1 To- m Scott a05 hat
tha been pad over on her Leh. to the A.k nn o
and eTe was nobody else believe she wond have
'G sSorn Giefs IN. l.. Aqsas ls,7 r,.. counv
FneiIn New.YorE County.
Dupn'. letter TO Mrs scarls mar ed "D7 is substan
italy a. follows ,,,,l,.,,v Sunday
DEAnJrxSrE: inst recovering from severe aia.k
nty my mind Of the great wesht which has almost
present gastric fever what costs me TO pcn thes
a s GSd d %aS u. only a s" @ ante hat
have heard from 'hs other sa' ere 'L' am sa s 10
w wfile so@s umo in the month OF June last
very Ss IN Broadway. AMI sntrrcd into coaver,aon
ton msLroned when he incidentally remarked hat
about 20 cents per bu'hel that friend OF ms had
IhoaFr. Of that $4,000 winch the party
what certain people IN distress piled nv mind
dion OF mind happened TO run who had just
returned from Europe and who bad made sfe. dsa Of
doubt nat n use small. portion Of the means At my com.
plsh what heart 80 confident was IN the
sp.cuiaton tLat had been possessed OF million would
met the rs parry and was noIms t13t he e1ps lea To- re-
Then toes large iine on small margin.
Then Bul ari4n Difficulty which vut SIN higher
und he ,nbsded and then ny grain began TO
decline Finally the market went to pieces and had
ton and in my despair sought to regain what hA lost But
Will stTe M save lew nu5Gfsd dollars have
me you IN fhe park and whom you told TIA
smith AM ~ had compromised with ,hs laak and mat
drop When let went home and sough, o enf
at hand ONLY m-de myself sick ,.., 49,, $500. 49, -
sorrow md agony than all the events my lie put together
Could leave this world without exciting newspaper
notorety ! would gladly 20 Ny and 10 not Steady
enough with pen and am Therefore compelled %
use pencil. be able to leave room IN su days
II well enough stand ordeal would Ike 10
Won n agreeable ~ there further Information that
write heretofore. have ordered letters
mailed Yours,
81 Will something in few days, also papers cOa
lrmins what have stated.
Tho defendant in the civil suit OF the Manhattan Bank
aganst John H. Dunn continues 10 be COOL collected
ana undismayed prisoner is contained within the
walls OF Ludlow street Jail. The reporter found him
yesterday enjoying airy corner In the Jail reception
room with no marks OF apprehension about him
visible Mr. Dunn denied that he had ever called 10 see
tho bank since the 1872, when he went
there TO get him 10 certify check for him lie had
visited SCOTS house. he said but in the four
or five wears and his relations with him had been
Intimate As 20 Mr.. Searls he said that he
was only slightly acquainted with him. Hs seldom
called at Mr. searlss office, but had visited
him and his wife PERHAPS once or twice year. Mr..
Dunn thought that whatever interest the public might
have had his wheat specudtiOns mad been Oterated
by the Flood and MacKay wheat deal In California. For